Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated solar power project on VIP Road near Bhopal’s Upper Lake on Monday. This will enable the operation of Karbala pump using solar energy on VIP Road. Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation Limited has installed 1540 solar energy panels on VIP road along banks of Upper Lake. This plant has a capacity of 500 KW. Total 75,000 units of electricity will be produced every month from the solar plant. The cost of this project is Rs 2.6 crore.

 

The street lights on VIP road are being lit using solar energy. Solar energy plant on VIP Road will save Rs 76.65 lakh which is spent in the form of electricity bill. Central Government is paying special attention to solar energy and other alternative energy. Under this, Bhopal Smart City Development Corporation has started this power plant. CM also performed bhoomipujan for construction of water wall and fountain of Smart City. Under this, a musical fountain will be built at a cost of about Rs 6 crores, which will attract tourists.

 

He instructed to complete this project in the next three months. Beautification of Bhanpura Khanti: Chief Minister also saw beautification work of Bhanpura Khanti during his tour. He appreciated the work of changing the look of site. A commercial complex is being constructed at a cost of Rs 32 crore. CM said that till yesterday this Khanti was like a blot on Bhopal. Now preparations are on to convert this place into a tourist destination. He said that area adjacent to it should be developed as a tourist centre of city. A park is being developed on 16 acre land in Khanti by reusing 21 acres of land after scientific treatment of 7.23 lakh tonnes of waste.